Official: Barcelona announce squad for the match against Villarreal

FC Barcelona are set to return to La Liga this weekend for the match against Villarreal. The Catalans saw their victorious start to the 2024-25 season come to an end with the defeat against Monaco in the UEFA Champions League, but would now be looking to get back to winning ways in the match against Villarreal this weekend.

Hansi Flick was able to field Ansu Fati in the last match, and he will once again be available to the German coach to reinforce his attack in the latter parts of the match. However, Ferran Torres will be unavailable for this game as he got a red card in the last league match against Girona.

Furthermore, the former Bayern Munich head coach will still expectedly remain without the services of the likes of Frenkie de Jong and Gavi, who have returned to group training but might still have to wait a bit to make their return to the field. Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, and Marc Bernal also remain unavailable with injuries.

FC Barcelona have officially announced the squad for the upcoming game against Villarreal, and once again, there are several youngsters called up for this game.

The squad announced by Barcelona for this game is as follows:

Goalkeepers:

• 1: Marc Andre Ter Stegen

• 2: Inaki Pena Sotorres

• 3: Andre Astralaga

Defenders:

• 1: Jules Kounde

• 2: Pau Cubarsi

• 3: Alejandro Balde

• 4: Inigo Martinez

• 5: Eric Garcia

• 6: Hector Fort

• 7: Gerard Martin

• 8: Sergi Dominguez

• 9: Andrés Cuenca

Midfielders:

• 1: Pedri

• 2: Marc Casado

• 3: Pablo Torre

• 4: Guille Fernandez

Forwards:

• 1: Robert Lewandowski

• 2: Lamine Yamal

• 3: Raphinha

• 4: Ansu Fati

• 5: Pau Victor

• 6: Toni Fernández

Rested:

• None

Suspended:

• 1: Ferran Torres

Injured:

• 1: Gavi

• 2: Frenkie de Jong

• 3: Dani Olmo

• 4: Fermin Lopez

• 5: Ronald Araujo

• 6: Andreas Christensen

• 7: Marc Bernal